Rosyth Dockyard: Radiation Exposure

Caroline Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the answer of 4 November 2010,  Official Report, column 957W, on Rosyth Dockyard: radiation exposure, by what mechanism Babcock Marine (Rosyth) Ltd reports to his Department on compliance with radiation protection regulations; how many visits have been made by inspectors from the relevant regulators since the contract was signed; what the monetary value is of the contract between Babcock Marine (Rosyth) Ltd and his Department; and if he will place in the Library copies of all radiation protection monitoring reports made since the contract commenced.

Andrew Robathan: The Nuclear Safety Infrastructure and Post Nuclear Operation and Maintenance contract between Babcock Marine (Rosyth) Ltd and the Ministry of Defence covers a three year period from April 2010 to March 2013. The value of this contract is approximately £11 million.
	The contract requires that the company report all radiological occurrences or unplanned nuclear events at Rosyth to the Department. This is achieved through routine contract management and reporting processes. Additionally there is a bi-annual, Regulatory Interface Forum attended by the MOD and Babcock Marine (Rosyth) Ltd, where any such occurrences would be discussed.
	Rosyth Dockyard, which is owned and operated by Babcock Marine, is regulated by the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (NII) and the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency. Site Inspectors visit the Rosyth site on a regular basis; details on the exact number of visits are not held by the MOD and are a matter for Babcock Marine or the regulatory bodies.
	Quarterly monitoring reports are produced by the NII and are published by the Health and Safety Executive.

News International

Tom Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills pursuant to the answer of 14 October 2010,  Official Report, column 367W, on News International, whether  (a) he and  (b) the Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries discussed with (i) James Murdoch and (ii) Rebekah Brooks (A) the Metropolitan Police's investigation on telephone hacking and blagging and (B) News Corporation's bid for BSkyB; and if he will make a statement.

Edward Vaizey: holding answer 4 November 2010
	The Secretary of State for Business Innovation and Skills had a short introductory telephone conversation with James Murdoch on 15 July during which the News Corporation bid for BSkyB was raised. They did not discuss the Metropolitan police's investigation on telephone hacking.
	In my role as a joint BIS/DCMS Minister, I met Rebekah Brooks on 12 July. During this meeting neither News Corporation's bid for BSkyB, nor the Metropolitan police's investigation on telephone hacking were discussed.

Departmental Chief Scientific Advisers

Julian Huppert: To ask the Secretary of State for Education on how many occasions each Minister in his Department has met his Department's chief scientific officer since 6 May 2010.

Tim Loughton: The Department for Education's chief scientific adviser has met the Secretary of State on two occasions since 6 May 2010. During the same period the Minister of State for Schools has met her on one occasion; both the Minister of State for Children and Families, and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Schools have met her twice; and I have met her on one occasion.